Partial Transcript: Shigeru briefly mentions a monument in Australia. Post-war, Shigeru's friends are married, and he thinks it is also time to settle down.

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Keywords: Australia; civilians; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; post-war; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Shigeru discusses how he meets his wife, Toshi Beverly Iba. They have been married for 54 years and have three children, Gary, Glenn, and Alan. Glenn has two sons, and Alan has two sons.

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Keywords: dating; family; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; post-war; Sansei; wedding; Yonsei

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Partial Transcript: The previous owners of the nursery at Johnson Ranch have a falling out and sell the business to Shigeru and his brother in 1946. Shigeru works in the nursery business until 1980. He says his sons would help at the nursery sometimes.

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Keywords: children; family; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; post-war; Sansei

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Partial Transcript: Shigeru's sons join the YMCA, and they start a club called 49er's. The club has been operating for 44 years. The name is from the year Shigeru's first son is born. After retirement, Shigeru stays active. He remains in contact with some of the nurseries and helps them with the plants. Also, Shigeru is part of BFW for 35 plus years and MIS.

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Keywords: Americans of Japanese Ancestry; Camp Savage; community organizations; Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Military Intelligence Service Language School; Nisei; Nisei veterans; post-war; Sansei; social activities; youth organizations

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Partial Transcript: The 100th and 442nd are well known. However, the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) is a secret during World War Two and after the war. Shigeru discusses his feelings about the MIS. Ken organizes a group for educational purposes to teach the community about MIS and war experiences. Shigeru does not talk to his sons too much about his war experiences. He shares his views on sharing on wartime and camp life.

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Keywords: 100th; 442nd; Japanese Americans; Nisei; Nisei veterans; Sansei; World War Two; Yonsei

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Partial Transcript: Shigeru says the older generation does not talk much about the past but being active is important.

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Keywords: Japanese Americans; Military Intelligence Service; Nisei; Nisei soldiers; Nisei veterans; World War Two

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Partial Transcript: Toshi Beverly Hamono Iba is married to Shigeru Iba. She is born on January 19, 1925, in Gardena, CA. She grows up in Whittier, CA, in the Blue Hills Community, a farming community. Beverly has an older brother, but there is a big gap in age difference. Beverly's mother returns to Japan when she is in High School. In Japan, When her mother passes away, Beverly and her father go to Japan to settle her mother's arrangements. However, the war starts, and she stays in Japan and continues her education.

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Keywords: childhood activities; family; farming; high school; Issei; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Nisei; travel

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Partial Transcript: Beverly goes to Japan, and the war starts and continues her education in Japan. She describes the challenges of not speaking Japanese fluently and the relationship with her peers. She recalls the bombing of Japan and the aftermath. When the war ended, Beverly works at Allied Translator and Interpreter Section (ATIS). In 1948, she returns to the United States.

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Keywords: Allied Translator and Interpreter Section; Americans of Japanese Ancestry; correspondence; education; higher education; Issei parents; Japanese Americans; Japanese language school; living conditions; Nisei; World War Two

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